River Feale

{{short description|River in southwestern Ireland, flowing to the Shannon Estuary}}

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| name = River Feale

| native_name ={{native name|ga|Abhainn na Féile}}

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| name_etymology = Fial, a mythical woman

| image = River Feale Finuge Crossing 1.JPEG

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| image_caption = River Feale at Finuge Crossing, County Kerry

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| subdivision_name1 = Ireland

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| subdivision_type4 = Counties

| subdivision_name4 = Cork, Limerick, Kerry

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| subdivision_name5 = Abbeyfeale, Listowel

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| source1 = Mullaghareirk Mountains

| source1_location = County Cork

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| mouth = Shannon Estuary

| mouth_location = Ballyduff, County Kerry

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The River Feale (An Fhéil or Abhainn na Féile in Irish) rises near Rockchapel in the Mullaghareirk Mountains of County Cork in the southwest of Ireland and flows northwestwards for 75 kilometres [http://www.fishinginireland.info/salmon/shannon/feale.htm] Fishing in Ireland.info through Mountcollins and Abbeyfeale in County Limerick and Listowel in County Kerry before finally emptying into Cashen Bay, a wide estuary north of Ballyduff. It merges into the River Shannon's estuary, which joins with the Atlantic Ocean with a flow rate of 34.6 m²/s.[http://www.diadfish.org/maj2006_fichiers/maj_11_06_slime/shannon.pdf] Case Study Report - Shannon River Basin The river, along with its tributaries, combine to add to over 160 km (100 miles) of waterways. For the final 10 km (6 miles) stretch it is also known as the Cashen River. The river contains a large salmon and sea trout population.

The headwaters of the Feale rise approximately 4.3 km northeast of the village of Rockchapel between the townlands of Rockhill West, Rockhill East and Tooreenmacauliffe on the southwestern slopes of Mullaghareirk mountain.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=29 January 2021|title="Google Maps coordinates 52.31841305806651, -9.102413274665476". Google Maps. Google Maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/52%C2%B019'06.3%22N+9%C2%B006'08.7%22W/@52.3184164,-9.104602,683m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d52.3184131!4d-9.1024133|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=29 January 2021|website=Google Maps}} For 65 kilometers the Feale flows through County Kerry, or forms part of its boundary, which makes it the longest river flowing through Kerry.